Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Hello again there, dear listeners. Today we'll be telling you about Vietnam veteran Billy Bob Walkabout. Don't let the name fool you, even though it sounds like an Australian white trash tourist trap, this Cherokee badass joined the army right outta high school, rose up the ranks, and kicked some major Vietnamese ass. Then suffered through the usual ailments from that war, but he talked about it a...

Welcome back, dear listeners! Today we're gonna tell you all about Pedro Alonso Lopez, the Monster of the Andes. If you can't guess by that nickname, dude was not a very good person, and he loved murderin'. He put up a crazy high body count and had some divine help along the way, you'll get what I mean when you hear it. And if you're worried, don't! Because there's definitely a happy ending. Serio...

Today we'll be sticking around America to talk about murderous thief, wannabe rich person, and member of KISS without makeup Louise Peete. The amount of cop and neighbor incompetence is yet again, infuriating. What's worse is the amount of people who killed themselves over this broad. Join us in this exercise in frustration and yell, "Fuck this bitch!" at all the nonsense and shenaniganry that she...

Today we'll be talking about another Mongol, this time he's not a biker though, he's a proper Mongolian ass kicker. Subutai pretty much terrified every single person who saw him coming their way, and with good reason. Dude tore a bloody swathe through so many countries that I'm pretty sure his descendants are still getting royalties from the tribute payments. Also if any of our listeners know how...

Today we have a man who knows what really keeps the world ticking, running scams and paying off politicians and cops. Soapy Smith, and don't worry we explain why that's his name, ran empires in several cities, knew several famous people, possibly killing one of them, and was even congratulated by a sitting president. The old west was a weird time in American history, but damn if there aren't some...

Today we're going back to the land of India to talk about notorious poacher and murderer, Koose Veerappan. If you're listening on a platform that isn't showing you the picture of this guy for some reason, look him up right now. He has the most glorious mustache we will ever have on our podcast. He also killed a fuck ton of people. Like, he even put the Ukrainian dudes to shame. And he did it all w...

Today we're covering a pre-France Frenchy by the name of Vercingetorix, which is Latin for "this word will give you victory in Scrabble" I think. He was a champion of the Gauls and decided he wanted to hike up some Roman skirt armor and kick their bowl cut hairdo dicks right into the dirt. His army even goes toe to sandaled toe with Julius Caesar himself. Though knowing history at all means you'll...

Well, dear listeners, our break from the garbage monsters didn't last long. Today we're talking about Fred West, who is definitely up there in the hall of fame for scumbags, and looks like the British version of Bob from That 70s Show. The upside to this episode is at least we got to showcase how incompetent the authorities are in England, so it's not just us here in America that suck at stopping...

Today we have three badass women to balance out some of the awful people we usually talk about. Freddie Oversteegen, her sister Truus, and Hannie Schaft were in Europe when the Nazis started fucking with all the countries they could. And rather than sit back and take it, like all the politicians in the Netherlands did, these broads fought back with enough fury, and results, to make Aldo the Apache...

What can I say about today's person, Anatoly Onoprienko, except, yeesh. And holy shit was he good at killing. Turns out Ukrainians make way better murderers than we do here in America. This dude just never seemed to miss, except maybe one time. Maybe. It's not even confirmed. He also brought us another round of courtroom batshittery, and some insight into just how broken the judicial system is in...

Today's person of interest has a face even her mother couldn't love, which is at least somewhat understandable given the circumstances of her birth. But anyways, we returned to the land of lasagna to tell you about Leonarda Cianciulli and the secret ingredient in her soap. It's love! Just kidding, it is in fact the polar opposite of love. Pure, beautiful, unfiltered hate. Enjoy this foot faced pas...

Hello, dear listeners! We're joined again by the hilarious duo of Real Rich and Dub to talk about kind of pirate, Albert Hicks. After a pretty not so great childhood, he went on to live the life from that old joke about the army. Travel to exotic, distant lands where you'll meet exciting, unusual people, and kill them. Dude was legitimately a crazy person, but man was he fun. Also here's a poll fo...

Today we're joined by friends of the show, and fellow podcasters, Real Rich and Dub. We had a great time talking with them about Scott "Junior" Ereckson, notable ex-con and former national president of the Mongols MC. Way better than Doc Cavazos if you remember that shithead from one of our early episodes. Jail/prison politics, possibly an accidental murder, ass marshmallows, and Rich blaming Tim...

Today we return to one of our favorite time periods, World War 2, to talk about batshit insane, pipe hitting, shitkicker Paddy Mayne. You can tell somebody lived a life when fighting for the Scottish Commandos was the least bonkers thing he did. This Irishman sets some impressive records and plays a good amount of fun little pranks as he develops into the Axis killing monster he was destined to be...

We're back to tell you all about Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. And with a name like that you just know he could only be a Civil War officer. Luckily this one was on the correct side and if you can see the picture of him, you can tell by his glorious mustache that he kicked the rebel dicks into the dirt. So kick back and enjoy the story of how this dweeb ass nerd became a badass shitkicker for the U...

Something new for you today, dear listeners, as we talk about comedically inept terrorist Ramzi Yousef. Like, so hilariously bad at it that honestly we might have been ok with just giving him a pass criminally speaking. But boy did he sure give it his best effort, which kinda makes it sadder really. He is to terrorist what the Houston police department is to catching serial killers. But boy is he...

Who's ready for another nightmare person? Because today we're talking about creepy ass Texan, Dean Corll. Known as The Candyman, for exactly the reason you'd think. Not big on creativity are we, Texas? Anyways, he racked up quite the body count and even managed to net some accidental deaths just as a side bonus to the ones he actually caused directly. So join us in laughing at how painfully inept...

Today we're covering Eugene Bullard, the first black American pilot, he just had to do it for the French. Dude wrecked some serious shit in World War 2 and was given the nickname, "The Black Swallow of Death." Which sounds badass, except the unit he fought with was called "The Swallows of Death" so the Germans were just calling him the black one. Pretty fucked up. Anyways, dude lived a bonkers lif...

Today we're bringing you a scrappy little Canadian Albanian, Tie Domi, who took his Albanian genetic's predisposition to violence and became a hockey player. He set some records while playing, just not for points, or assists, or consecutive games starting, or anything like that. No, he set records for stuff like most asses kicked while wearing ice skates, making the most mascots cry in one year, s...

Well I have good news, dear listeners. I've finally found something that disgusts me more than people who wear Birkenstock sandals, this dude's fucking hands. Tsutomu Miyazaki got up to some real evil shenanigans. Well I guess shenanigans is the wrong word, more like crimes against humanity. But those goddamn hands are what will haunt me until the day I die. If you can't see the picture attached t...

Today we're going back a few years to talk about China's basest warlord, the dogmeat general, Zang Zongchang. He was a part of some massively significant times in China's history, and some incredibly hilarious nonsense. And make sure you stick around til the end because it turns out Zang also wrote poetry and of course we're gonna read it. So strap in for some fighting, yelling at gods, and petty...

Welcome back, dear listeners. It's been a minute since we covered a biker, so here you go, Anthony Tait. He quickly rose in ranks of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, then became one of their most hated ex members. Along they way he got involved in plenty of shenanigans of the fisticuffs and firearm varieties. Also he may or may not have been kinda racist and made a pimp shit his pants. He also ta...

Today we're talking about war hero, and if his photo is anything to go from, world's strongest chin, Robert Lewis Howard. Dude went to Vietnam and learned that he does two things very well, get shot to hell, and survive getting shot to hell. He also kicked some major Vietnamese ass, but man was he pumped full of lead along the way. He went on to train special forces units and ended his career as a...

We're going back to World War 2, because there are a ton of badasses to cover from that war, to talk about tank gunner Clarence Smoyer. His name sounds more fitting for some French pastry chef, but dude kicked some major kraut ass and from a mostly seated position that's pretty damn impressive. If you've never learned about what tank crews went through during World War 2, now is your chance. Enjoy...

We're back with another week of episodes for you, dear listeners. Starting off we'll be going back to old timey Greece to talk about ancient badass warrior and general, Pyrrhus of Epirus. Dude ran around everywhere he could kicking ass and taking loot, sometime having to make due with a much smaller army than his opponents. He even fucked with the Romans for a time. And he kept kicking ass until t...